Users can now launch environments directly from a GitHub repository's "Code" button instead of managing separate Azure plans and subscriptions.
The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service: Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub
While both services share the same underlying technology—VS Code running on Linux—the move to GitHub introduced several shifts: Users can now launch environments directly from a
The service became read-only; users could no longer create new plans or codespaces. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub
GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub theme, whereas the original service used the VS Code "Dark+" default.